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Mathematical Formulae

Compound Interest
n
 r 
Total amount  P1  
 100 

Mensuration
Curved Surface area of cone  rl

Surface area of a sphere  4r 2

1 2
Volume of a cone  r h
3

4 3
Volume of a sphere  r
3

1
Area of a triangle  ab sin C
2

Arc length  r , where  is in radians

1 2
Sector area  r  , where  is in radians
2

Trigonometry
a b c
 
sin A sin B sin C

a 2  b 2  c 2  2bc cos A

Statistics

Mean 
 fx
f
 f x2   fx 
2

Standard deviation   
 f  f 

1. (a) Express 8100 as a product of its prime factors and hence find its
square root.

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(b) Given that 360  2 3  3 2  5, find

(i) the highest common factor (HCF) of 8100 and 360 as a

product of prime factors,
(ii) and the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 8100 and 360 as a
product of prime factors.

(a) 8100 = [1]

324  [1]

(b) (i) [1]

(ii) [1]

1 2

3.92 2
 8  3
2. (a) Evaluate the expression 1
  ,
 27 
2 2

(b) Write down the next 2 terms in the sequence:

4, 5, 9, 14, 23, __, __.

(a) [1]

(b) , [1]

3. (a) Explain why the pair of simultaneous equations

2 x  y  13,
6x  3 y  9

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has no solution.
(b) The graph shows a sketch of y  ( x  3)( x  k ) .
State the value of k.
y

-3 2
x

(c) It is known that x and y are connected by the equation y  ax 2  b ,

where a and b are constants. Which of the following cannot be a
representation of the equation?
y y

x x

Graph A Graph B

y y

Graph C Graph D

(a) [1]

(b) [1]

(c) [1]

4.
4 2
(a) Solve the equation y  y  3 .

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3 2x
(b) Express  2 as a single fraction in its simplest form.
x 1 x 1

(a) [2]

(b) [2]

5. Solve the simultaneous equations

5 x  4 y  10  0,
y  3 x  1.

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x=

y= [3]

5
6. It is given that p varies inversely as the square root of q and that p   when
9
q  81 . Find
(i) the equation relating p and q ,

(ii) the value of q when p  10.

(a) [2]

(b) [2]

7. The price of a Certificate of Entitlement (COE) in Jan 2013 was 96% more than
in Jan 2012. In 2013, the price of the COE was $92 000.
Find the price of the COE in Jan 2012, giving your answer to the nearest
hundred dollars.

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$ [2]

8. Given that 8 ≤ x < 14 and 0 < y ≤ 7, where x and y are integers, find
(a) the largest prime value of x,
(b) the smallest value of x 2 ,
(c) the largest value of x  y,
(d) the smallest value of xy.

(a) [1]

(b) [1]

(c) [1]

(d) [1]

9. A map is drawn to a scale of 1: 200 000.

(a) Find the actual distance, in kilometres, represented by 8 cm on
the map.
(b) The actual area of a park is 2.5 km2. Find, in square
centimetres, the area on the map representing the park.

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(a) km [1]

(b) cm2 [2]

10. Two statuettes are geometrically similar. Their curved surface areas are 387 cm2
and 1075 cm2 respectively. Find the cost of the smaller statuette given that the
larger statuette costs $375, assuming that they were made with the same
material.

$ [3]

11. In the trapezium ABCD, AC and BD meet at X, and AD // BC.

D 6 cm A

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(a) Show that AXD and CXB are similar.

[2]

(b) Find the length of DX.

(b) cm [2]

12. It is given that n(  ) = 35 and that A and B are two sets for which n(A  B) =
12, n(A) = 20 and n(B) = 15.

A B


(a) Complete the Venn diagram to illustrate this information. [1]

(b) Shade the region which represents A  B’. [1]
(c) Write down the value of n(A  B)’.
(c) [1]

y y
13. The point (1, 1) is marked on each diagram in the answer space. On these
diagrams, sketch the graphs of

1 1

x x
1 1

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1 1
(a) y x 1, (b) y ,
2 x2

y y

1 1

x x
1 1

(c) y  3x 3 , (d) y  2x .

[4]

14. In the diagram, ABC is a right-angled triangle.

D
11 cm
B 47°

5 cm
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(a) Find the length of BC.

(b) Hence, find the area of BCD.

(a) cm [2]

(b) cm2 [2]

4q 3  r
15. It is given that p  7
.

(a) Make q the subject of the equation.

(b) Find the value of q when p  15 and r  3 .

(a) [2]

(b) [1]

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